Miriodor

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Miriodor is a Canadian musical group in the field of what is known as Rock in Opposition; the band combines jazz, progressive rock and chamber music into a powerful sound reminiscent of better known artists like Univers Zéro or Art Zoyd. Bass player Nicolas Masino came up with this description of Miriodor's music: "rock-oriented post-modern chamber music, with definite humorous overtones."

From Quebec City, Miriodor started out as a six piece in the early 1980s and moved to Montreal in 1984.[1] Their first album Rencontres, released independently in 1986, featured flute, clarinet, violins, saxes, bass, guitars, piano, synthesizer and drums, for a very full sound of intense depth. This was followed by their self-titled Miriodor in 1988, Third Warning in 1991, Jongleries Élastiques in 1996, and Mekano in 2001, featuring some of Miriodor's best-known compositions. Their successful career saw them play at and at the Montreal Jazz Fest in 1996, at in 2000, the group was invited twice to play at the prestigious North East Art Rock Festival (NEARfest), in 2002 and a year later for a pre-show. Miriodor headlined at the Gouveia festival in Portugal in 2005. Parade + Live at NEARfest (2005) featured Swedish musician Lars Hollmer on a few studio tracks. Avanti! (2009) is more groove oriented while maintaining the band's signature intricate interplay.

Members[]

The current lineup, as of 2013 (and 2017), is composed of:

  • Bernard Falaise – Guitar (since album 4) (born 1965)
  • Pascal Globensky – keyboards (since album 1)
  • Rémi Leclerc – drums (since album 1)
  • Nicolas Lessard – bass (since album 9; joined just after album 8)

Former members :

  • Nicolas Masino — bass/keyboards (albums 5-6-7)
  • Sabin Hudon — sax (albums 1-2-3-4)
  • François Émond — flute/violin/keyboards (albums 1-2) (born 1964, died 2016)
  • Marc Petitclerc — keyboard (album 1)
  • Denis Robitaille — bass (album 1)

Other listed musicians :

  • Pierre Labbé — sax (album 7)
  • Maxime St-Pierre — trumpet (album 7)
  • Lars Hollmer — ? (album 6)
  • Lise Millet — ? (album 6)
  • Marie-Chantal Leclair — sax (albums 5-6-7)
  • Marie-Soleil Bélanger — violin (albums 5-6)
  • Némo Venba — trumpet (album 5)
  • Claude St-Jean — trombone (album 4)
  • Stéphanie Simard — violin (album 4)
  • James Darling — cello (album 4)
  • Jean-Denis Levasseur — flute (album 4)
  • Ivanhoe Jolicœur — trumpet (album 4)
  • Stefka Iordanova — voice (album 4)

Discography[]

  • Rencontres – 1986 (self-published LP, 6 tracks, 40min), 1998 (CD re-issue with 10 tracks, 70min, Cuneiform Records)
  • Miriodor – 1988 (LP with 8 tracks), 1993 (CD re-issue with 14 tracks)
  • 3è Avertissement / 3rd Warning – 1991
  • Jongleries Élastiques – 1996
  • Mekano – 2001
  • Parade + Live at NEARfest 2002 – 2005
  • Avanti! – 2009
  • LIVE 89 – 2009 (recorded 1989)
  • Cobra Fakir – 2013
  • Signal 9 – 2017

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ band history | miriodor Archived 2013-11-08 at the Wayback Machine on the Miriodor website

External links[]

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